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Freedom of the press - Great Britain - Early works to 1800

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    Arguments relating to a restraint upon the press : fully and fairly handled in a letter to a bencher from a young gentleman of the temple : with proposals humbly offer'd to the consideration of both houses of Parliament.

    | Young gentleman of the temple. | Date: 1712
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    The celebrated speech of the Hon. T. Erskine, in support of the liberty of the press. Delivered at Guildhall, December 18, 1792. To which is prefixed, a preface by a Scotch member of Parliament. Taken in short hand, by Gurney, the principal short hand writer in London.

    | Erskine, Thomas Erskine Baron, 1750-1823. | Date: 1793
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    Proceedings of the Friends to the Liberty of the Press, on December the 22d, 1792; and January 19th, and March 9th, 1793

    | Friends to the Liberty of the Press | Date: 1793
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    A letter to Mr. Reeves, chairman of the Association for preserving Liberty and Property . By Thomas Law, ..

    | Law, Thomas of Washington. | Date: 1793
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    Letters on the subject of the proper liberty of the press . By an Englishman. First published in the paper of the world.

    | Englishman | Date: 1790
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